GMC Envoy XL vs Saturn LS

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Envoy XL	Saturn LS
Complaints on file	769	1,885
Model years covered	2002–2006	2000–2004
Worst model year	2003	2001
Best model year	2002	2000
Crashes reported	35	49
Fires reported	23	49
Injuries reported	44	38
Deaths reported	2	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	7.5%

GMC Envoy XL by year

111 296 227 135

02 03 04 06

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 180 23.4%

Electrical System 175 22.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 6.9%

Engine & Cooling 51 6.6%

Lights 49 6.4%

Body & Structure 36 4.7%

Airbags 23 3.0%

Saturn LS by year

544 708 631 2

00 01 02 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 745 39.5%

Electrical System 258 13.7%

Lights 213 11.3%

Steering 86 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 80 4.2%

Suspension 78 4.1%

Brakes 70 3.7%